Leicester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Leicester City FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC King Power Stadium 31,647 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 37' Tariq Lamptey

0–2 79' Yankubah Minteh

Jamie Vardy 86' 1–2

Bobby Reid 90+1' 2–2

Y 41' Carlos Baleba

Y 74' Mats Wieffer

Boubakary Soumare 87' Y

Overview

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Leicester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Leicester City FC 13 games · Avg 2.9 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-01-21 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-09-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5–2 Leicester City FC 2022-01-23 Leicester City FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–2	D
03 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	3–1	W
30 Nov	Brentford FC	A	1–4	L
23 Nov	Chelsea FC	H	1–2	L
10 Nov	Manchester United FC	A	0–3	L
02 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D
05 Dec	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L
29 Nov	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	W
09 Nov	Manchester City FC	H	2–1	W
02 Nov	Liverpool FC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Brighton & Hove Albion FC gets underway.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Wilfred Ndidi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 38 Yellow cards this season.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' It’s high time Fabian Hürzeler made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Leicester City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' What composure from Tariq Lamptey! The Ghana international strokes it home. 0-1.
41' It’s gonna be a card for Carlos Baleba.
46' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Carlos Baleba is withdrawn and Mats Wieffer gets his opportunity.
51' Leicester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
52' The supporters are chanting for Oliver Skipp. He replaces Wilfred Ndidi on 52 minute.
57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
62' The supporters are chanting for Bobby Reid. He replaces Kasey McAteer on 62 minute.
67' Evan Ferguson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
70' Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yankubah Minteh is hanging Joao Pedro on the field on 70 minute.
71' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 71 minute. Yasin Ayari leaves to be changed by Matt O'Riley.
74' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 74.
79' Goal! Yankubah Minteh scores his 19 goal in 322 matches.
81' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Jannik Vestergaard is replaced by Wout Faes on 81 minute.
86' A stunning finish from Jamie Vardy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
87' Boubakary Soumare was booked on 87.
89' Igor is replacing Kaoru Mitoma for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

1
Danny Ward
17
Hamza Choudhury
22
Oliver Skipp ↑ 52'
14
Bobby Reid ↑ 62'
10
Stephy Mavididi ↑ 62'
20
Patson Daka ↑ 81'
3
Wout Faes ↑ 81'
5
Caleb Okoli
33
Luke Thomas

Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Danny Welbeck ↑ 71'
23
Jason Steele
33
Matt O'Riley ↑ 71'
27
Mats Wieffer ↑ 46'
3
Igor Julio ↑ 89'
15
Jakub Moder
11
Simon Adingra
8
Brajan Gruda
17
Yankubah Minteh ↑ 70'

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie Vardy	7
Alexis Mac Allister	3
Kelechi Iheanacho	3
Evan Ferguson	2
Danny Welbeck	2
Patson Daka	2
Joao Pedro	2
James Maddison	2

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-03 Leicester City FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W 2024-11-30 Brentford FC 4–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-11-23 Leicester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC L 2024-11-10 Manchester United FC 3–0 Leicester City FC L 2024-11-02 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2024-12-08 Leicester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-05 Fulham FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2024-11-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2024-11-23 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-11-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2024-11-02 Liverpool FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.63 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.52 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC39% Draw27% Brighton & Hove Albion FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

61%

Leicester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Leicester City FC30% Draw43% Brighton & Hove Albion FC27%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.9%

0 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.